How do I delete photos on my iPad but keep them on my iMac?

When I mark photos for deletion on my iPad, and select "delete" it asks "delete everywhere?" - YIKES I don't want that, just need more space on iPad.

Photos that were taken with the iPad (or any photos in the camera roll) can be deleted right on the iPad. Tap the trash can icon in the top right corner if you are viewing the photo in full screen, or if you are viewing as thumbnails - tap the arrow in the upper right corner - tap the photos that you want to delete and then tap - Delete.
Photos that were synced from your computer using iTunes can only be deleted by de-selecting them from the folder from where they were synced -  and then re-syncing.
Connect the iPad to the Mac and launch iTunes.
Click on the iPad name on the left side under devices.
Click on the Photos Tab on the right. It will be at the top of the screen in the iTunes window
Deselect or uncheck all of the albums within the main photo folder (usually iPhoto on the Mac) that you sync from that you want to remove
Click on Apply in the lower right corner of iTunes
If you want to remove all of the photos deselect or uncheck the Sync Photos from heading.

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